Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

Above all things, I must not get angry. If I do get angry I knock all the teeth out of the mouth of the poor wretch who has angered me.

Anger is a good motivator.

Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.

Justice and good will outlast passion.

I'd been in my share of fights but never thrown the first punch, and I'm not quick to anger.

Every wave of passion restrained is a balance in your favor. It is therefore good policy not to return anger for anger, as with all true morality.

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

The eternal conflict of good and the best with bad and the worst is on.

Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

If what the heart approves conforms to proper patterns, then even if one's desires are many, what harm would they be to good order?

I try to save being angry for the really important moments - for special occasions.

I'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for very important issues. If someone is asking me to make an artistic concession, then I'll become a madman.

No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin.

All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals.

We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.

It's obviously a lot harder to try and be a good guy than it is to be a bad guy. The world is a fundamentally evil place, it seems like. So in order to be a good person, you have to fight temptation and vice.

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.